Husband of Dorothy B. Wiedkeher-Jorgensen,
Father of Leroy Jorgensen of Montana.
Brother of Ester Piepho, Christen Peter Jorgensen,Metta Christine Devereaux, Karen (Carry) Jorgensen, Elner Sophie Jensen, Knud F Jorgensen, Nels L Jorgensen, George A Jorgensen∼Peter Jorgensen was born on March 8, 1905, at Swaledale, Iowa, the son of Jerry P. Jorgensen and Maren Sophie Jensen. When he was just a few weeks old his family moved to a farm in Antelope County, Nebraska, west of Plainview. In 1920, the Jorgensens moved to Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, where Peter finished school, graduating with the high school class of 1924.
In 1935 he was married to Dorothy Wiedkeher. They made their home in Omaha, Nebraska, where their only child was born in 1937. Peter died in Omaha on July 29, 1940, after being sick for about 18 months. Funeral services were held on July 31 at the Bethany Lutheran Church west of Plainview, with interment in the nearby Danish cemetery.
Peter was survived by his parents; his wife and young son; four brothers, Christen, Knud, Nels and George; and three sisters, Meta (Devereux), Elinor (Jenson) and Esther (Piepho). He was preceded in death by his sister Karen (1918).
Husband of Dorothy B. Wiedkeher-Jorgensen,
Father of Leroy Jorgensen of Montana.
Brother of Ester Piepho, Christen Peter Jorgensen,Metta Christine Devereaux, Karen (Carry) Jorgensen, Elner Sophie Jensen, Knud F Jorgensen, Nels L Jorgensen, George A Jorgensen∼Peter Jorgensen was born on March 8, 1905, at Swaledale, Iowa, the son of Jerry P. Jorgensen and Maren Sophie Jensen. When he was just a few weeks old his family moved to a farm in Antelope County, Nebraska, west of Plainview. In 1920, the Jorgensens moved to Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, where Peter finished school, graduating with the high school class of 1924.
In 1935 he was married to Dorothy Wiedkeher. They made their home in Omaha, Nebraska, where their only child was born in 1937. Peter died in Omaha on July 29, 1940, after being sick for about 18 months. Funeral services were held on July 31 at the Bethany Lutheran Church west of Plainview, with interment in the nearby Danish cemetery.
Peter was survived by his parents; his wife and young son; four brothers, Christen, Knud, Nels and George; and three sisters, Meta (Devereux), Elinor (Jenson) and Esther (Piepho). He was preceded in death by his sister Karen (1918).
Family Members
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Christen Peter "Chris" Jorgensen
1896–1981
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Meta Christine Jorgensen Devereux
1898–1945
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Karen Dorthea "Carry" Jorgensen
1900–1918
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Mrs Elinor Sophie Jorgensen Jenson
1902–1972
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Knud Froda Jorgensen
1907–1980
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Nels Lauritz Jorgensen
1910–1967
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Esther Elizabeth Jorgensen Piepho
1910–1968
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George Axel Jorgensen
1913–1969
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